The Sunset Limited is already running a little late as it crosses the San Gabriel River passing from El Monte to La Puente, California. Just seconds earlier, Julie at Amtrak told me the train was... (more)
About twenty miles east of Los Angeles on UP's Alhambra Sub, a loaded tie train rests for the evening in the El Monte siding.
UP road power sits quietly in the siding at El Monte as a westbound streaks by on the former SP Alhambra Sub.
Traffic clogs on the I-10 as Metrolink commuters laugh.
At the west switch El Monte siding, a westbound UP mixed freight rolls out onto the Alhambra Sub mainline.
Westbound doublestacks roll through El Monte on the Union Pacific's Alhambra Subdivision.
A westbound San Bernardino Line Metrolink slows to a stop at El Monte with a set of leased commuter equipment from Sounder Transit.
This is the future of railroading? I miss the SP geeps!
The ice cream truck was canvassing the neighborhood at this time.
Running several hours late, Amtrak's Sunset Limited heads west through El Monte, with its final destination at LAUPT now just a few miles ahead.
On her way to San Bernardino for the rededication of that city's former Santa Fe depot, ATSF 3751 blasts eastbound through El Monte, just east of the Metrolink station.
View looking out the engineer's side window on Metrolink F59 853 as we soar above traffic on our commute from San Bernardino to Los Angeles.
Amtrak westbound Sunset Limited (#1) with engine #1 on the point. Canon 10D, 70-200mm f/2.8, ISO 200, 1/800 f8
Mid-day Metrolink train 306 approaches El Monte heading east, bound for San Bernardino.
Santa Fe #3751 At El Monte CA on Metrolink's San Gabriel sub